Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeEnglish Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.
Summary of the comparison
Dyke House Sports and Technology College and English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College are secondary schools in Hartlepool.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Dyke House Sports and Technology College is ahead on our composite score.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College was judged Outstanding and English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.2 for Dyke House Sports and Technology College and 41.2 for English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Dyke House Sports and Technology College (47.6 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College (47.8 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HartlepoolDyke House Sports and Technology College | HartlepoolEnglish Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 5 in Hartlepool Stronger figure | 4th of 5 in Hartlepool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,294 | 1,472 | |
| Capacity | 1,360 | 1,647 | |
| Location | Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ | Hartlepool, TS25 4HA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.4% Stronger figure | 33.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.1% Stronger figure | 51.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.6% Stronger figure | 35.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 Stronger figure | 3.52 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 237 | 266 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 21 2023-24 | 69 2024-25 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.4 | 34.0 2024-25 · England 35.0 | |
| A-level average grade | C+ 2023-24 | C+ 2024-25 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.7 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 35.1 | 34.2 2024-25 · England 35.8 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 23.5% Stronger figure2023-24 · England 17.1% | 13.5% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,294 | 1,472 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.9% | 35.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.8% | 6.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.2% Stronger figure | 30.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
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